Competition between nose tackle, center strengthens team’s foundation

SAN BERNARDINO — Every day in practice, Kenny Clark gets the best competition he could ask for: He faces off against redshirt senior center Jake Brendel. “Jake’s the best center I’ve played so far,” said Clark, a junior and UCLA’s starting nose tackle for the past year. “You’ve got to bring it with Jake every […]

Bruin O-line seeks to continue tackling weaknesses

SAN BERNARDINO — Caleb Benenoch has heard the criticism before, and he’s tired of it. “Everybody’s talking, saying what they want to say,” said the rising redshirt junior right tackle. “I’m very eager, I’m very eager. … I’m gonna get back out there and show what I can do.” Benenoch and the UCLA offensive line […]

UCLA football eases into season with first fall practice

SAN BERNARDINO — Jordan Payton said it was a random selection. The senior wide receiver found himself paired up with freshman quarterback Josh Rosen when UCLA football announced its roommate list for fall training camp. “It just so happened, I guess it’s random selection, Josh got put in the same suite,” Payton said. But was […]

UCLA football’s leadership closely watched as fall training camp begins

It’s hard to believe that this year’s UCLA football fall training camp could generate as much buzz as last year’s – if not more. In 2014, the Bruins garnered as much preseason hype as ever, entering the year ranked No. 7 in the AP poll – their highest preseason ranking since 1998. The team was […]